Comments on: Apple to Palm Pre: Drop dead

By: Anthony, Austin, TX the most wired city in the country.

Anthony, Austin, TX the most wired city in the country. — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:32:18 +0000

Lol @ the guy in the "wireless industry" Apple takes up 9.8% of all the worlds computers, I am sure MS is shaking in there boots right now. http://marketshare.hitslink.com/operating-system-market-share.aspx?qprid=8

By: Jeremy, Minneapolis, MN

Jeremy, Minneapolis, MN — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 09:37:51 +0000

Funny… I never had an iphone while on patrol in iraq.

By: JNac, Albany, NY

JNac, Albany, NY — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 11:08:31 +0000

Apple will NOT change this feature. They are trying to scare people from buying the phone, obviously. End of the day, it behoves them to be compatible with every device out there so they can sell bloated priced mp3s. What are they getting these days, $1.29 per download???

By: BRM, Philadelphia, PA

BRM, Philadelphia, PA — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 04:11:38 +0000

Hmmmmm… thought experiment…

For those saying “Microsoft is stupid because they’d make money selling Windows” they have no idea what they’re talking about. Its well documented, including on Fortune, that Microsoft barely makes anything on the Windows network content. Its revenue stream is on the software almost exclusively. They use the content to entice people to buy Windows. They have every reason to block Macintoshes from Windows networks, and rightly should. Let idiot Macintosh owners go to Sun.

There’s a good argument that Microsoft allowed more compatibility early on because needed to attract people to Windows and get it on computers. Really not that much need now…

By: Steve, chicago IL

Steve, chicago IL — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:15:37 +0000

Funny why isn't the EU picking up on this as they do with every little snit about MS? sigh….

By: Tim, SJ, CA

Tim, SJ, CA — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:23:51 +0000

Hi Manuel, our soldiers in Iraq who use iPhone while on patrol will most likely dispute your claim that they sit and listen to music all day.

By: Tim, SJ, CA

Tim, SJ, CA — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:22:40 +0000

My, my, the mass hysteria continues. This is how half our population got so frightened that they voted for someone for eight years .

Apple simply said that those who sync with iTune in a manner that is not supported will risk problems in the future. It is not Apple's problem.

You want to sync with iTune? USe the supported API, no? If you want to sneak in using a backdoor that is not supported, then you risk encountering problems in the future.

What is all the hoopla about? Sounds like a bunch of uptight people who do not think before they complain.

By: Manuel, Los Angeles, CA

Manuel, Los Angeles, CA — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 05:27:03 +0000

I got one word for you iPhone fanboys: MULTITASKING.

Actually, I got one sentence for you, too: Let's see iPhone seamlessly sync with the PC world out there.

Palm Pre is made for people who want to GET THINGS DONE, not just sit around and listen to music all day.

By: Billy Boy, Bay Area, CA

Billy Boy, Bay Area, CA — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 05:15:42 +0000

Take it from somebody within the wireless industry: Apple will most certainly triumph, Pre won't be able to hold much of a candle!!!

By: Al, Long Beach, CA

Al, Long Beach, CA — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 04:27:26 +0000

Anyone remember the ZUNE?!.zzzzz ;(